Crime Rate in Stowe, ward

Stowe has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 wards in Lichfield district and the 980th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 72nd highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stowe in the last 12 months was 127.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% higher than the Lichfield district average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stowe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 248 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 111.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 378 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stowe ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Conduit Street. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.